The 16th Sustainment Brigade is the only European-based sustainment brigade and provides a full range of sustainment support to U.S. Army Europe units. The Knight's Brigade is comprised of Soldiers, Civilians, and Local Nationals serving throughout Europe. We provide strategic, operational, and tactical-level sustainment support to organizations throughout the U.S. European Command and on order U.S. Africa Command area of operations, including USAREUR units and those deployed in support of exercises and operations.

As the U.S. Army's largest forward deployed logistics command, we have a diverse, complex, and exciting mission to provide support in peacetime, and during contingency operations contributing to the Global War on Terrorism.Your assignment to the 16th SB includes a warm welcome into your local community which is dependent on which unit you are assigned to within the Brigade.We have personnel located in Kaiserslautern, Baumholder, and Grafenwoehr in Germany as well as Vicenza in Italy.

You can look forward to a challenging and rewarding assignment, while simultaneously enjoying the sights and sounds of Europe.While we work hard, we are committed to providing the best possible environment for our Soldiers and their Families.

The 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion is a cohesive, innovative, professional, deployment-ready team of sustainers providing anticipatory, world-class logistics to all USAREUR operations and exercises and to other COCOMs as directed, while maintaining Central Region daily operations and supporting healthy environments for our Soldiers and Families.

The 39th Movement Control Battalion teams provide tailored and adaptive transportation, expeditionary logistical capabilities for transportation, movement control and distribution in support of the U.S. European Command supporting the deployment, re-deployment, and sustainment of forces.

Mission: The 39th Trans. Bn. also provides well trained and equipped deployable units to support combatant commanders and Overseas Contingency Operations and provides transportation and movement control support to the EUCOM and, on order, to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibilities. The strong teams of the 39th Movement Control Battalion take pride in the mission embodied in their motto: "We'll Carry You"!Learn more...

When a Soldier receives assignment orders to move overseas, he or she will receive orders which are either accompanied or unaccompanied. Family members must be Command Sponsored to be eligible for a fully funded move overseas.Click here to learn more.

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Important customs facts for U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe from the U.S. Army Europe Provost Marshal's Office. Click here to learn more.

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank M. Graham Jr. is the senior enlisted advisor of the 16th Sustainment Brigade. Graham entered the United States Army Sept. 30, 1991, as a Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, MOS 63S. Click here for full bio

History

The 16th Sustainment Brigade was constituted Oct. 29, 1965, as the 16th Corps Support Group (CSG) and activated Dec. 10, 1965, in the Dominican Republic. On Oct. 25, 1968, the unit was inactivated at Fort Benning, Ga. and re-designated Sept. 16, 1987, in Germany.

2002

On May 1, 2002, the 16th CSG was re-aligned to include the 181st Transportation Battalion located at Turley Barracks in Mannheim, Germany, and the 485th Corps Support Battalion (CSB) located on Hutier Kaserne, to increase their combat service support capabilities.

2003

In March 2003, the 16th CSG and its battalions deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where it provided logistical support to include direct support maintenance, transportation and supply support to all units in the theater.

2004

The 485th CSB established base camp operations in Kuwait and then assumed the role of convoy support operations at CSC Peterbilt and Kenworth before relocating to FLB Dogwood and finally to Al Taji Military Base, then returning to Germany in 2004. Commanding and controlling over 3000 logistical Soldiers, Team 16 armed, fueled, fixed, moved and sustained Combined Joint Task Force 7 forces for a year during combat and stability operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The 181st Transportation Battalion established base camp operations in Kuwait at Camp New York, Camp New Jersey, Camp Pennsylvania and Camp Udari before 'crossing the berm' into Iraq to establish convoy support operations at Cedar, Bushmaster, Dogwood, Taji and Anaconda. The battalion's assets played an important role in not only local-haul, but also long-haul missions carrying every class of supply. In addition to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 16th CSG also participated in operations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Kosovo.

2007

In January 2007, the lineage and honors were designated to be transferred to the 16th Sustainment Brigade. On July 16, 2007, the 16th Sustainment Brigade was activated in Warner Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg, Germany, composed of the 16th Special Troops Battalion, Bamberg; the 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Bamberg; and the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Grafenwoehr.

2008

In July 2008, the brigade deployed to Iraq and provided sustainment, combat support, and force protection operations in support of Multi-National Division-North through expert life support and logistical operations.

Today, our units play a major role in operations across the European theater, supporting Atlantic Resolve and countless missions, exercises and operations as part of the U.S. Army Europe 'Strong Europe' campaign.